I am a little dazed when he pulls back from the kiss and he whispers, "You are no servant, Yasmine... Have dinner with me tomorrow night?"
I look into his intense grey eyes, "I don't know..."
"Please??"
He moves his hand to my cheek again, making me flinch. I whisper through the pain, "I will think about it!"
"Thank you. Now, who did this?"
"It's okay, I was asking for it..."
"That is no excuse. Who hit you?"
I lower my eyes and whisper, "Raphael!"
I feel his touch disappear and when I look up; he is gone. I sigh and relax against the wall. No matter how hard I try, I can't fight him whenever he touches me. I wipe off the tear that escapes and brush the bruise. I push myself off of the wall and head into the kitchen. I walk over to the freezer and pull out a small icepack; I close the freezer, move over, and lean on the counter, placing the ice on my cheek.
I sigh as the cold seeps into the heat of my cheek. It is then t
I laugh for the first time in weeks. It isn't long before we are pulling up in front of the hairdressers. Zaire gets out and then opens the back door, allowing us to get out as well. As we enter the hairdressers, I don't worry about the disgust that is evident on her face."Alpha miss, what can I do for you today?""It's for Yasmine again. She needs something elegant... Something like last time but more."I sit in the chair and she plays mindlessly with my hair, before saying,"Okay, I can do the same half up, half down with beautiful curls all over.""Sounds good, do it!""Wait... Wait... Why do I need this?" I move slightly to look at Jade."For your date tonight with Alpha Zachariah...""But I never said that I would go...""Come on, Yasmine! You need to go!""But why? I'm not welcome around here..." I glance at the girl behind me in the mirror and don't miss the small smirk telling me I am right.I don't
He then leads me over to a big puffy chair and gets me to sit in it. He then disappears into a small room in the back, coming back out with 2 small white bowls. He moves over to one of the counters; he puts some sort of liquid mix in them and then comes back over to where I am sitting. He puts them down, looks at me, and asks,"May I?"I look at him, confused. He just smiles. "I will not touch you Luna unless you give me your permission first..."I look at him surprised, "Yes, you may, but why? Why call me Luna??"He then sits just to the side in front of me, picks up my hand, and then places my fingertips into the liquid as he answers,"I have grown up with Alpha Zachariah and he has never taken any female out on a date...He has had sex with many females over the years but he has never taken one out on an actual date...""Really??" I look away from him, "I thought I was... That he...""That he would share that side of himself w
When Zaire stops the car, both Jade and I get out of the back before he gets a chance to come around and open the door. He growls a little, but we just laugh. Jade hooks her arm in mine and we make our way into the mansion, as we have no bags this time. Zaire walks up behind us and pushes his way in between, draping his arms over both our shoulders. We all laugh as he makes us stumble in through the door. Jade steps to the side. Zaire ends up laid out flat on the floor and I end up with an arm wrapped around my waist.My laughter dies as the beast holding me growls, "You should be more careful!"As soon as I am steady on my feet once more, Raphael removes his arm from my waist, turns, and walks away. I look at both Jade and Zaire, confused. After what he said yesterday, why would he care what happens to me? I shake my head, move over to Jade's side and look down at Zaire, who is still laying on the floor. I laugh."Are you going to get up? Or are you going to sl
"How did I end up in our bed this morning?" "Raphael brought you back..." He answered rather flatly as he looked at the few papers that Raphael had handed him. "Why would he do that? Was it because you told him to?" I look to the window as he answers, "No, I didn't tell him to do anything..." "It was quite obvious that he was only training and being nice to me because you told him to, so why would he come, find me without you telling him to do so?..." "I don't know, maybe you should ask him..." "Why? So he can pretend to be my friend again?..." I snap, then sigh "You know what? Never mind!" I then turn away from him and look out the window. He sighs. He put the papers down, turns in his seat so that he is facing me, and then reaches over, placing his hand on my cheek, applying a little pressure, making me look at him as he says, "We all went looking for you once Zaire returned to the training field and said that y
Everything and everyone had fallen silent and stopped as soon as I had yelled and slapped Zachariah's face. I look up and see that Zachariah had released the King's wrist and was standing with his arms crossed over his chest and a small smile on his lips. The King looks at me, then at Zachariah. He says something I don't hear. Zachariah turns and smiles at him and utters something in return. They shake hands and then they make their way over to me. I put my hands on my hips as Zachariah stops in front of me and holds out his hand; I take a quick look around and notice that more of those big beasts have entered the room and there is no way I can defeat all of them on my own, so I slowly put my now shaking hand into his. He pulls me slightly towards him, bringing me into his arms. I don't like it, but my body does what it and I have always done and melt just that little bit into him. I then turn my face in his chest, not wanting to show the vulnerability as the tears f
At his words and as he continues to slowly circle me, I stand from my crouch, still mimicking his movements. I am expecting him to move, but what he does surprises me; he doesn't go to hit me, which is what I was expecting. He grabs the back of my neck and pulls me into him, wrapping his other arm tightly around me as he kisses me again. I move my hands to his chest and push against him just a little. He pulls back from the kiss, placing his forehead to mine as he says, "I thought I had lost you! I love you! Yasmine" It isn't until that moment that I realize that I no longer care for him in that way. Even after everything and the renewed hate, I just felt for him, Zachariah is still slowly inching his way into my heart. I move one of my hands from his chest to his cheek and as he leans more into it, I can't stop the tear that escapes my eye as I whisper. "You did!" For the love I once felt for him, I give him one last kiss. I then take advantage of my
I run and run, looking over my shoulder as the beast continues to chase me through the woods. I wake with a start just as he catches me, pinning me to a tree and then biting into my neck. I sit up quickly, my hand going to the junction between my neck and shoulder where the beast bit me in my nightmare and then a sharp pain shoots through my arm. I place my hand to where the pain started, and I am surprised when I feel a bandage wrapped around my arm.I move slowly, pull back the blankets, and swing my feet over the edge. I gasp a little at the coolness of the floor under my feet as I stand. When I first came back from Valentino, I didn't notice the cold after being cold for so long, but now the cold affects me even more. I look around and realize that I am not in Zachariah's room. I get to my feet and move around the room. It is a very beautiful room. I am in awe as I find the window that leads to the balcony.I hesitate as I check the door, remembering when Zachariah
He leaves his fingers under my chin, but I still flinch as he places his other hand on my cheek. He then slides it around to the back of my neck. I let out a shaky breath as tingles run down from my neck and he closes the distance between us, kissing my lips. He then moves his other hand, wrapping it around my waist and pulling my body up tight against his as he deepens the kiss. I don't fight this time and allow my body to melt into his. I hesitantly lift my arms and wrap them around his neck as he tightens his hold on me and adds more dominance to his kiss. A wave of fear goes through me as he slides his hand down and then back up again but under the shirt this time. Just because I am giving myself to him, it doesn't mean I'm not scared. I have never done anything other than what Zachariah has done to me. He moves me backward until my back hits the doorframe leading back into the bedroom. I tense a little as I feel him pressed up against me. I then slowly slide my
>YASMINE“So this is what it feels like to die… I thought it would have hurt more…” “But we aren’t truly dead, are we?” Zelda asks. “Yes, but No… We are in the in-between. The nothingness between life and death.” Lorelei answers. “So, how long we here for?” I ask, looking around at the endless darkness around us. “We are being held to our body through the power of the ancient dagger. So as long as nothing has happened to Zachariah, then we will return to our body once he removes the dagger and Summer performs the resurrection ritual...” “What happens if something has happened to Zachariah and he can’t remove the dagger and someone else does?” Zelda asks, getting more worried. “I don’t know and I hope that we never find out…” Lorelei says, finally not having the answer. “You have nothing to worry about, my daughter. Everything is as it should be. You can and will return to your loved ones soon.” I turn in the dark and just manage to spot the blue glow as it fades into the dar
The Final Battle Continues... She was off limits; she was the Masters; she was Kastrath's. The general forced the lower Demon back to their world as he landed and then took his place lying over the beautiful female that will be his Queen. Yasmine struggles against the new Demon but stops rather quickly as she feels the difference between the Demon that was just holding her to the one that is now. She looks into his bright red eyes and he seems to smirk at her before leaning down and running his double-forked tongue over her skin. Yasmine shivers in disgust and starts struggling again as the general leans down and pushes his rough, demonic voice into her head, “You, my dear female, are lucky that you are already claimed for if you weren't your life from now on, would be a nightmare for you, however; pure hell for me…” Yasmine tenses as she is then hit by her gift opening and entering into the Demon on
The Final Battle Continues…Zachariah wakes slowly, tightening his arms and only finding air. he reaches his hand out to be met with cold sheets. He sits up and looks around. He smiles to himself when he sees the light on in the bathroom and hears the shower running.Zachariah slips out of bed and walks over to the bathroom with every intention of joining his mate. However, the scene in front of him as he enters has him bewildered.He moves quickly, stepping into the shower and crouching in front of her, first grabbing her hands, stopping her from doing any more damage to her skin. Then he places one hand on her cheek as he scans her body, assessing the damage, stopping at the two bites he can see on the top swell of both breasts.He lets out a low growl, bringing her eyes to his. Zachariah doesn't get to say or do anything as Yasmine's resolve breaks completely and she jumps at him, whimpering."I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I coul
The Final Battle Begins!THIRD PERSON… Kastrath paces in his castle's realm. He had watched Young Yasmine live and grow. He had been watching the panther shifter bloodline and had known who and what she was from the moment she was born and had been watching over her ever since.Kastrath watched as she grew into a headstrong, fiery female that would make him proud and would be worthy of standing next to him as his Queen.He had known the moment Queen Margaret and King Jason had summoned him, that deep into the future they would provide something he had been looking for…Something that he had been searching for a millennium.Now he knew that he had to wait until after her mate had changed her first, forthe real her to be released. However, Kastrath hadn't taken into account just how powerful the Moon Goddesses' mate bond would be between them o
I struggle against his hold, trying to push him away from me until he tightens his arms around me and whispers in a low tone,“Now, now, my Queen. I am only here to congratulate you and to remind you that you can avoid all the bloodshed to come if you will just say yes and come with me now…”Even with the anger and conviction in my voice, as I say,“Never…”He just laughs, then moves one of his hands to my cheek as he takes a deep breath and says,“Mmm… So much fire… Just a few more weeks, my Queen and you will be mine.”He then holds me tighter against him as he presses his lips to mine before disappearing into his tentacles of grey smoke, leaving me to collapse to my knees as the smoke disappears. Zachariah runs over to where I am and helps me back to my feet as he whispers,“What happened? One minute you were there dancing in my arms, the next you were gone
I then place a soft kiss on his forehead as he steps back and into Summer's arms. She gets to her feet and bows before her and the others disappear and enter the throne room from another door. I stand up straight and take a deep breath before giving a slight nod to the two warriors that are once again standing guard at the doors.I hear the music as the doors open stop and the Royal announcement chimes ring out I take a step and enter the room and freeze just inside the door, I still hate being the centre of attention as everyone steps aside and bows, revealing a very handsome Zachariah standing in the middle of the room wearing a traditional Royal black tux. He smiles at me and opens our private link,“Yasmine, look at me and only at me. Remember…” With his voice in my head, I smile as a quick flash of the last time we did something like this and he had asked me in front of the whole pack to be his. I walk slowly toward him
I feel the bed dip and then feel his fingers lightly touch under my chin. He applies a little pressure, making me lift my head and look at him. Tears sting my eyes and one seems to escape. He then moves his hand to my cheek and wipes away the tear as he whispers,“It’s okay… Yasmine, it is a natural response. We didn’t get to spend the time we should have with them once they were born. So your protective instincts to do with them will be heightened for a little while.”I then snap my eyes to the door once more as there is a knock. Zachariah gives me a kiss on the cheek and then gets off the bed. As he leaves the room, he says,“Relax, I’ve got this. You lay down with our pups.”He closes the doors behind him and I do as he says and I lie down, wrapping my arms around my pups. I take a deep breath of their scents and then drift off into an exhausted sleep.**Dream** I look like a
As Zachariah talks to Jasper and the other Alpha, I walk up to Mary and give her a hug. When she pulls back, she steps to the side. With her arm around my waist, she says, “Yasmine, I would like to introduce you to Alpha Isaac's mates, Leah and Nyla.” “It’s nice to meet you both.” They both bow and then I think it's Nyla who steps a little closer and places her hand on mine as she whispers, “I am glad that Alpha Zachariah found you. He deserves to be happy, because if it wasn’t for him, then I wouldn’t have met my mate or found my sister…” I feel as all her walls drop and she opens herself up, and just as Darius said I can’t control it as my power flows from me into her and I see everything that was her life, I can’t stop the tears that fill my eyes and then slide down my cheeks at all the suffering she went through at the hands of Valentino. As with Alpha Clive, Zachariah seems to be standing behind me when my power returns to me and I sway on my feet. Zachariah wraps his arms a
I look around the room at the pack that is in the room casting its vote. Most of them have stopped and are looking at me and Zachariah. Zachariah follows my gaze as it passes over the room. He smiles, turns so that he is now facing the room and says,“If you will excuse us, but family is calling. Please continue to cast your votes.”When he turns back to me, I look at him with wide eyes and whisper, shocked,“But don’t we have to be here for this?”“Technically, yes, but we haven’t seen much of Darius since we have been here, and I can feel that being with him is what you need, so that is what we will do. We can count and look at the votes tomorrow.”Then, without another word, he steps up to me, grabs me around the waist, throws me over his shoulder and then walks out of the throne room. I lift my head just as he steps out of the doors to see Alpha Clive with a smirk on his face before he turns his attention back to his pack and the voting going on around him. True to his word, Zach